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Written by AdminLR
Welcome to the latest edition of The Alternative Premier League Table, where each week, The Athletic analyses the entire division through a specific lens. After looking at errors leading to shots and goals last week, we dive into long- and short-passing sequences that result in goals. As usual, the article that follows is long but […]
Written by AdminLR
You may have seen a Premier League stadium up close. You might have seen one on television. But seeing one from a satellite uncovers things that are not obvious from the ground or television cameras. The Athletic tasked its expert writers with analysing their club’s grounds from above to see what they could find out. […]
Written by AdminLR
The Premier League returns on Friday night after a three-week break with the title, up to 11 European places and the three relegation spots all still to be decided. Spurs have changed head coach again, the pressure on Liverpool’s has increased and Manchester United are still to decide who will be in charge of their […]
Written by AdminLR
Welcome to the latest edition of The Alternative Premier League Table, where each matchweek, The Athletic analyses the entire division through a specific lens. After looking at kick-off times in the previous instalment, this edition examines each team’s errors made leading to a shot (including goals). As usual, the article that follows is long but […]
Written by AdminLR
Manchester United’s Kobbie Mainoo posted an image from a corner kick after his side’s 1-0 win at Everton in February, showing the home team crowding the goalkeeper and testing Senne Lammens’ authority with every delivery. He compared it to a WWE Royal Rumble. It was not an exaggeration. Bodies were locked together, arms extended, shirts […]
Written by AdminLR
“We’ve openly spoken about everything else,” says Hollie Varney, chief operating officer at Kick It Out. “We’ve spoken about antisemitism in football and Islamophobia. We’ve spoken about LGBTQ+ issues. Racism has been spoken about. “I don’t think people know how to deal with issues around women, and I don’t think they take it as seriously […]
Written by AdminLR
The last of the 3,653 days of the 2000s featured no Premier League football but did, we know now, see the birth of the competition’s youngest goalscorer. This is because Max Dowman entered the world on December 31, 2009 and 16 years and 73 days later, playing for Arsenal against Everton on March 14, 2026, […]
Written by Philip Buckingham
Philip Buckingham Manchester United and Chelsea share a problem they cannot hope to run away from. Old Trafford and Stamford Bridge might be able to narrate storied chapters of the Premier League’s history, but neither can project a compelling future. At least not in their current states. The famous homes of Manchester United and Chelsea […]
Written by The Athletic UK Staff
The Athletic UK Staff As the Premier League gets bigger and bigger, so – it seems – do the stadiums that play host to it. The vast majority of clubs in the top flight have either drawn up plans to expand their grounds to service the overwhelming demand or are poised to open gleaming new […]
Written by The Athletic Staff
The Athletic Staff But as the breakdown shows, both Manchester United and Newcastle United have had the worst luck with injuries this season. This probably explains why both have struggled for form, sitting sixth and seventh in the Premier League table respectively. There is a caveat to this, though, with Manchester United and Newcastle among the […]
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